Paralegal/Legal Assistant Job at Bergen County Law Firm, Westwood, NJ

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Job Description

Land Use, Zoning, and Real Estate office is seeking a Paralegal with strong Land Use, Real Estate, and Transactional experience to join our team for a full-time position.

The ideal candidate must be able to hit the ground running and have experience in the following areas:

Land Use and Zoning:

  • Prepare zoning applications and public notices.
  • Communicating with various local building and zoning departments, and state agencies.
  • Gathering plans and hearing materials from Engineers and Architects. Scheduling of meetings, preparation of meeting materials to meet hearing deadlines.

Real Estate:

  • Organizing and coordinating real estate closings, preparing closing checklists and timelines, preparing and coordinating loan documentation, clearing title , resolving title defects.
  • Reviewing contracts and preparing amendments to same, order/review title searches, order/review surveys.
  • Reviewing mortgage commitments and gathering the documents necessary to satisfy lender requirements.
  • Deed preparation and recordings.

Transactional

  • Experience drafting contracts.
  • Forming LLC’s and Operating agreements and resolutions
  • Preparing hearing/trial binders and exhibits.
  • Drafting engagement letters and other correspondences.
  • Manage attorney’s daily calendar of appointments, meetings and conferences.
  • Oversee and communicate internal and client due dates to meet important deadlines.

Qualifications:

  • 3-5 years Land Use and/or Real Estate experience
  • Bachelor’s degree and/or paralegal certificate
  • Detail Oriented
  • Highly organized, resourceful and reliable

Interested candidates email resume and cover letter.

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday

*Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

COVID-19 Precaution(s):

  • Remote interview process
  • Personal protective equipment provided or required
  • Social distancing guidelines in place
  • Virtual meetings
  • Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place

Work Remotely

  • No

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Travel requirement:

  • No travel

Education:

  • Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

  • Law Office: 3 years (Required)

Language:

  • English (Preferred)

Work Location: In person


  • Health insurance

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